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043    package org.deegree.security.session;
044    
045    /**
046     * This exception shall be thrown when a session(ID) will be used that has been expired.
047     * 
048     * @author <a href="mailto:poth@lat-lon.de">Andreas Poth </a>
049     * @author last edited by: $Author: apoth $
050     * 
051     * @version $Revision: 9346 $, $Date: 2007-12-27 17:39:07 +0100 (Do, 27 Dez 2007) $
052     */
053    public interface SessionManager {
054    
055        /**
056         * returns the session identified by its ID. If no session with the passed ID is known
057         * <tt>null</tt> will be returned. If the requested session isn't alive anymore it will be
058         * removed from the session manager
059         * 
060         * @param id
061         * @return the session identified by its ID. If no session with the passed ID is known
062         *         <tt>null</tt> will be returned.
063         * @throws SessionStatusException
064         */
065        public Session getSessionByID( String id )
066                                throws SessionStatusException;
067    
068        /**
069         * returns the session assigned to the passed user. If no session is assigend to the passed user
070         * <tt>null</tt> will be returned. If the requested session isn't alive anymore it will be
071         * removed from the session manager
072         * 
073         * @param user
074         * @return the session assigned to the passed user. If no session is assigend to the passed user
075         *         <tt>null</tt> will be returned.
076         * @throws SessionStatusException
077         */
078        public Session getSessionByUser( String user )
079                                throws SessionStatusException;
080    
081        /**
082         * adds a session to the session managment. the session will be stored within two lists. one
083         * addresses the session with its ID the other with its user name. If the session is anonymous
084         * it just will be stored in the first list.
085         * 
086         * @param session
087         * @throws SessionStatusException
088         */
089        public void addSession( Session session )
090                                throws SessionStatusException;
091    
092        /**
093         * removes a session identified by its ID from the session managment. the removed session will
094         * be returned.
095         * 
096         * @param id
097         * @return
098         */
099        public Session removeSessionByID( String id );
100    
101        /**
102         * removes all sessions that are expired from the session management
103         */
104        public void clearExpired();
105    
106    }